Sickle Cell TraitSickle cell trait is a person who carries one sickle hemoglobin producing gene inherited from their parents and one normal hemoglobin gene. Normal hemoglobin is called type A. Sickle hemoglobin called S. Sickle cell trait is the presence of hemoglobin AS on the hemoglobin electrophoresis. Two people with the sickle cell trait has a 1 in 4 chance of giving a child with sickle cell disease. Other hemoglobin traits common in the United States are AC and AE traits

It is estimated that over 100,000 people in the U.S. live with the daily challenges of sickle cell disease.

In Oklahoma, there are over 1300 people living with this disease.

In Tulsa, an estimated 550 people have sickle cell disease.

Each year there are three to five babies born.

There are 40,000 people in Oklahoma who carry the trait, who may be at risk for having a child with Sickle Cell Disease.

Sickle Disease – Average prevalence per 100,000 live births by race/ethnicity